Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1919 — Marine Tips. [ARTICLE]

Marine Tips.

Sailors have a curious way pf knowing when their ship is approaching land. They go to mother nature for their knowledge. If you are on the ship they may ask you to feel the deck, which is wet with dew. Even though the stars are shining clearly, and the-sea absolutely smooth, the deck seems as though water had been poured across it. The sailor will then inform you that dew is never to be found more than thirty miles from land, so the dew is a good prophet.